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spindlelegs

[ spin-dl-legz ]

noun

plural spindlelegs
  1. (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
  2. (used with a singular verb) Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs.

spindlelegs

/ ˈspɪndəlˌlɛɡz; ˈspɪndəlˌʃæŋks /

plural noun

  1. long thin legs
  2. functioning as singular a person who has long thin legs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 辱·-· [spin, -dl-leg-id, -legd], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spindlelegs1

First recorded in 1640–50; spindle + leg + -s 3
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Everything was still very quiet, but smoke was rising from the solid farm chimneys, and, rounding the corners of some large outbuildings, she came suddenly upon more life—feathery, fantastic life of spindlelegs and fluttering wings.

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His spindlelegs and sparrow feet are those of the tenor Mario, prince of Candia.

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